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According to new research by Northeastern assistant professor Susan Mello, teenage exposure to secondhand aerosols was even more prevalent in 2018 than their e-cigarette use during the same time. Photo via iStock

The Trump administration ban on flavored e-cigarettes wouldn’t just affect teens who vape; it would help their peers inhaling secondhand aerosol as well

by Molly Callahan
In this photo taken Wednesday, May 30, 2018, a healthcare worker from the World Health Organization prepares vaccines to give to front line aid workers, in Mbandaka, Congo. For the first time since the Ebola virus was identified more than 40 years ago, a vaccine has been dispatched to front line health workers in an attempt to combat the epidemic from the onset. AP Photo/Sam Mednick

Northeastern University researchers are working with the World Health Organization to stop the spread of Ebola

by Laura Castañón
A nurse and pharmacist admit 10-year old Lopeto Losile to the new ward of the Chemolingot Sub-County Hospital. Losile’s father observes the process. Photo by Natalia Jidovanu for Northeastern University

Global health researcher helps build treatment center in Kenya to combat neglected tropical disease visceral leishmaniasis

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Six epidemics from American history show how urban design affects our health

by Emily Arntsen

Studying the movement of ballet dancers could help to build better robots and better understand how to treat stroke patients

by Benjamin Bertsch

Walk-in clinics are growing in popularity, but are they the same level of care as a doctor’s visit? New research from Northeastern University shows that we don’t really know.

by Molly Callahan
The media often stigmatizes addiction by using negative language in coverage of the overdose crisis.

Northeastern University researchers’ style guide helps journalists and policymakers avoid harmful language when discussing the opioid crisis

by Emily Arntsen

Northeastern University graduate traded in her mic and pen for a stethoscope to run an urgent care clinic and a media agency for doctors

by Khalida Sarwari

Northeastern University researchers in business, health sciences, engineering, and public policy are working to curb opioid addiction before it starts

by Laura Castañón

Most biomedical research is done on male animals. That’s a public health problem.

by Laura Castañón

Fitness trackers need to offer more support to help low-income families to improve their health, says Northeastern University professor

by Laura Castañón

Northeastern University, New England Coalition Against Trafficking host conference on the warning signs of human trafficking

by Molly Callahan